The Caregiver
Families of Honor, Book One

Two lives converge one stormy night on a train headed to Cleveland. Lucy is traveling by herself via train to Jacobs Crossing to help care for her cousin Mattie, recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Trying to overcome the sudden death of her husband, shes glad to get away and focus on someone else for a while. The only other Amish people on the train are Calvin Weaver and his little sister, Katie. When their train breaks down outside of Cleveland, Calvin and Lucy band together to face the outside world. But Calvin also carries the weight of past hurts. When an altercation brings both their wounds to light, they question whether they can trust each other. Once in Jacobs Crossing, Lucy is occupied with caring for Mattie, while Calvin does his best to run his familys farm. But they cant stop thinking about those special hours spent together. Will the bond they formed last? And will Lucy and Calvin be able to put away the pain in their pasts to recognize the happiness that is suddenly in their grasp?